Prefabricated recipient box

ABSTRACT

A recipient box is provided, which can be assembled by disposing a horizontal plate, a vertical plate and a rear plate and pressing and fixing frames from front and rear sides, so that beginners, women or old and feeble persons can easily and safely assemble and use the recipient box, without fitting pieces to the frames. The prefabricated recipient box includes horizontal plates horizontally disposed at upper and lower portions, vertical plates vertically disposed to connect both ends of the upper and lower horizontal plates, a rear plate supported by the rear sides of the upper and lower horizontal plates at upper and lower corner sides thereof, and supported by the rear sides of the right and left vertical plates at right and left corner sides thereof, fastening means fastened to the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss at the front side, and the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss at the rear side.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is based on and claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2009-64777, filed on Jul. 16, 2009 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a prefabricated recipient box, and more particularly, to a prefabricated recipient box which can be assembled by disposing a horizontal plate, a vertical plate and a rear plate and pressing and fixing frames from front and rear sides, so that beginners, women or old and feeble persons can easily and safely assemble and use the recipient box, without fitting pieces to the frames.

2. Description of the Prior Art

In general, case goods are provided so as to keep articles, such as clothes, essential goods of life, or various materials, at homes or offices.

Such a case product includes a drawer, a cabinet, and a wardrobe, and a recipient box of a hexahedron shape is widely used, of which one side is opened so as to easily access frequently used articles or simple articles.

In the case of the recipient box, however, plates forming sides of the box are fixed to each other by fitting pieces to the plates. It is difficult for beginners, women or old and feeble persons to assemble the recipient box by fitting pieces to the plates, besides skilled workers. In addition, at the time of fitting of the pieces, the plates are likely to be damaged or a user can get injured, and a working time is prolonged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art while advantages achieved by the prior art are maintained intact.

One object of the present invention is to provide a prefabricated recipient box which can be assembled by disposing a horizontal plate, a vertical plate and a rear plate and pressing and fixing frames from front and rear sides, so that beginners, women or old and feeble persons can easily and safely assemble and use the recipient box, without fitting pieces to the frames.

In order to accomplish these objects, there is provided a prefabricated recipient box, according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes horizontal plates horizontally disposed at upper and lower portions, each of the horizontal plates having a first fastening boss protruding from front and rear sides thereof and a support boss protruding from left and right sides thereof; vertical plates vertically disposed to connect both ends of the upper and lower horizontal plates, each of the vertical plates having upper and lower corner sides supported by the support boss, and a second fastening boss protruding from front and rear sides thereof and connected to the first fastening boss; a rear plate supported by the rear sides of the upper and lower horizontal plates at upper and lower corner sides thereof, and supported by the rear sides of the right and left vertical plates at right and left corner sides thereof, in which the rear plate is disposed at the rear sides of the horizontal plates and the vertical plates; and fastening means fastened to the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss at the front side, and the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss at the rear side.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss are provided with a fixing groove extending in a longitudinal direction at both sides thereof.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a rear-side lower surface of the upper horizontal plate, a rear-side upper surface of the lower horizontal plate, and a rear-side inner surface of the right and left vertical plates are provided with a support groove formed in a longitudinal direction to support all corner sides of the rear plate.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the fastening means includes a plurality of frame members each having a ⊂-shaped cross section and disposed at the upper and lower sides and the right and left sides to engage the first fastening bosses and the second fastening bosses, in which an inside of the frame member is defined into an open space and the closed space by a defining boss and an end of the open space is provided with a fixing boss fitted to the fixing groove; a plurality of fixing brackets each formed in a

-shape in a plane and inserted in the closed space of the frame members connected to each other, the fixing bracket 44 having a through-hole penetrating the fixing bracket; and a plurality of fastening screws 46 each threadedly engaged to the through-hole of the fixing bracket which is positioned in the frame member, to fix the fixing bracket to the frame member.

With the prefabricated recipient box as constructed above according to an embodiment of the present invention, the recipient box is assembled by disposing a horizontal plate, a vertical plate and a rear plate and pressing and fixing frames from front and rear sides, so that beginners, women or old and feeble persons can easily and safely assemble and use the recipient box, without fitting pieces to the frames.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prefabricated recipient box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a prefabricated recipient box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a prefabricated recipient box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a prefabricated recipient box according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a use state of a prefabricated recipient box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The matters defined in the description, such as the detailed construction and elements, are nothing but specific details provided to assist those of ordinary skill in the art in a comprehensive understanding of the invention, and thus the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prefabricated recipient box according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the prefabricated recipient box according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the prefabricated recipient box according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the prefabricated recipient box according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a use state of the prefabricated recipient box according to the embodiment of the present invention.

A prefabricated recipient box 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes horizontal plates 10 horizontally disposed at upper and lower portions, each of the horizontal plates having a first fastening boss 12 protruding from front and rear sides thereof and a support boss 14 protruding from left and right sides thereof; vertical plates 20 vertically disposed to connect both ends of the upper and lower horizontal plates 10, each of the vertical plates 20 having upper and lower corner sides supported by the support boss 14, and a second fastening boss 22 protruding from front and rear sides thereof and connected to the first fastening boss 12; a rear plate 30 supported by the rear sides of the upper and lower horizontal plates 10 at upper and lower corner sides thereof, and supported by the rear sides of the right and left vertical plates 20 at right and left corner sides thereof, in which the rear plate is disposed at the rear sides of the horizontal plates 10 and the vertical plates 20; and fastening means 40 fastened to the first fastening boss 12 and the second fastening boss 22 at the front side, and the first fastening boss 12 and the second fastening boss 22 at the rear side.

The horizontal plates 10 have a role of forming an upper surface and a lower surface of the prefabricated recipient box 1. The first fastening bosses 12 protrude from front and rear sides of the horizontal plates, and the support bosses 14 protrude from the left and right sides of the horizontal plates. The horizontal plates 10 are disposed at the upper and lower sides in a horizontal direction, respectively.

The first fastening bosses 12 are connected to the fastening means 40, and protrude from the front and rear sides of the horizontal plates in a longitudinal direction. The first fastening boss 12 is provided with a fixing groove 50 formed on both sides in a longitudinal direction. A fixing boss 42 d of the fastening means 40 which will be described below is fixed to the fixing groove.

Further, the support bosses 14 have a role of supporting the vertical plate 20 in a surface contact manner, and the horizontal plates 10 are disposed at the upper and lower sides in such a way that a side forming a stepped portion faces a side forming a stepped portion of the horizontal plate 10.

The vertical plates 20 have a role of forming the right and left sides of the prefabricated recipient box 1, and are vertically disposed to connect both ends of the upper and lower horizontal plates 10, respectively. The upper and lower corner sides are supported by the support bosses 14 in a surface contact manner, and the second fastening boss 22 protrudes from the front and rear sides thereof and is connected to the first fastening boss 12.

The second fastening bosses 22 are connected to the first fastening boss 12 protruding from the upper and lower sides of the horizontal plate to form a protruding □-shape. In similar to the first fastening boss 12, the second fastening boss 22 is provided with a fixing groove 50 formed on both sides in a longitudinal direction. A fixing boss 42 d of the fastening means 40 which will be described below is fixed to the fixing groove.

Further, the upper and lower corner sides of the vertical plate 20 are supported by the support bosses 14 protruding from the horizontal plate which form the stepped portion, in a surface contact relation, so that the horizontal plates 10 and the vertical plates 20 form a hexahedral shape with opened front and rear sides.

The rear plate 30 has a role of forming the rear side of the prefabricated recipient box 1. the upper and lower corner sides of the rear plate are supported by the rear sides of the upper and lower horizontal plates 10, and the right and left corner sides thereof are supported by the rear sides of the right and left vertical plates 20, so that the rear plate is disposed at the rear sides of the horizontal plates 10 and the vertical plates 20.

In order to support the rear plate 30, the rear-side lower surface of the upper horizontal plate 10, the rear-side upper surface of the lower horizontal plate 10, and the rear-side inner surface of the right and left vertical plates 20 are provided with a support groove 60 formed in a longitudinal direction to support all corner sides of the rear plate 30.

In this instance, the support groove 60 is positioned farther at the inside than the fixing groove 50 so as to enable the fastening means 40 to connect the first fastening boss 12 and the second fastening boss 22.

The fastening means 40 is engaged to the first fastening bosses 12 and the second fastening bosses 22 which form a protruding □-shape at the front side, and is engaged to the first fastening bosses 12 and the second fastening bosses 22 which form a protruding □-shape at the rear side. The fastening means 40 has a role of fixing the horizontal plates 10, the vertical plates 20 and the rear plate 30 which are connected to each other.

The fastening means 40 includes a plurality of frame members 42 a each having a ⊂-shaped cross section and disposed at the upper and lower sides and the right and left sides to engage the first fastening bosses 12 and the second fastening bosses 22, in which an inside of the frame member is defined into an open space 42 a and the closed space 42 b by a defining boss 42 c and an end of the open space 42 a is provided with a fixing boss 42 d fitted to the fixing groove 50; a plurality of fixing brackets 44 each formed in a

-shape in a plane and inserted in the closed space of the frame members 42 connected to each other, the fixing bracket 44 having a through-hole 44 a penetrating the fixing bracket; and a plurality of fastening screws 46 each threadedly engaged to the through-hole 44 a of the fixing bracket 44 which is positioned in the frame member 42, to fix the fixing bracket 44 to the frame member 42.

The upper, lower, right and left frame members 42 are engaged to each other to form the fastening means 40 having the ⊂-shaped cross section and the □-shaped plane. The fastening means 40 is engaged to the plates in such a way that the open space 42 a faces the first fastening bosses 12 and the second fastening bosses 22. In this instance, both fixing bosses 42 d are forcibly fitted to the fixing grooves 50, thereby firmly fixing the fastening means 40.

The horizontal plates 10, the vertical plates 20 and the rear plate 30 may be made of various kinds of materials, such as synthetic resin, wood or metal. It is preferable that the fastening means 40 is made of a synthetic resin or metal so as to be forcibly fixed to the first fastening boss 12 and the second fastening boss 22.

The method for assembling the prefabricated recipient box 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will now be described.

First, the horizontal plates 10 are placed at the upper and lower sides in such a way that the support bosses 14 face the stepped portions of the horizontal plates 10.

Next, the vertical plates 20 are connected to the horizontal plates 10 in such a way that the upper and lower corner sides are supported by the support bosses 14, thereby forming the hexahedral shape with opened front and rear sides.

The rear plate 30 is placed at the rear side. In this instance, four corners of the rear plate 30 are supported by the support grooves 60 of the right and left vertical plates 20 and the upper and lower horizontal plates 10 in a surface contact manner.

Next, after the frame members 42 are placed at upper, lower, right and left sides, the both ends of the fixing brackets 44 are inserted into the closed spaces 42 b at the corner side to be connected, and the fastening means 40 of a □-shape are assembled by fastening the engaging screws 46 to the through-holes 44 a.

Finally, the fastening means 40 is engaged to the first fastening bosses 12 and the second fastening bosses 22 which form a protruding □-shape at the front side, and is engaged to the first fastening bosses 12 and the second fastening bosses 22 which form a protruding □-shape at the rear side, while the open space 42 a faces the fastening bosses. In this instance, the fixing bosses 42 d of the fastening means 40 are firmly fixed to the fixing grooves 50.

Although preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. 

1. A prefabricated recipient box comprising: horizontal plates horizontally disposed at upper and lower portions, each of the horizontal plates having a first fastening boss protruding from front and rear sides thereof and a support boss protruding from left and right sides thereof; vertical plates vertically disposed to connect both ends of the upper and lower horizontal plates, each of the vertical plates having upper and lower corner sides supported by the support boss, and a second fastening boss protruding from front and rear sides thereof and connected to the first fastening boss; a rear plate supported by the rear sides of the upper and lower horizontal plates at upper and lower corner sides thereof, and supported by the rear sides of the right and left vertical plates at right and left corner sides thereof, in which the rear plate is disposed at the rear sides of the horizontal plates and the vertical plates; and fastening means fastened to the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss at the front side, and the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss at the rear side.
 2. The prefabricated recipient box of claim 1, wherein the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss are provided with a fixing groove extending in a longitudinal direction at both sides thereof.
 3. The prefabricated recipient box of claim 1, wherein a rear-side lower surface of the upper horizontal plate, a rear-side upper surface of the lower horizontal plate, and a rear-side inner surface of the right and left vertical plates are provided with a support groove formed in a longitudinal direction to support all corner sides of the rear plate.
 4. The prefabricated recipient box of claim 1, wherein the fastening means comprises: a plurality of frame members each having a c-shaped cross section and disposed at the upper and lower sides and the right and left sides to engage the first fastening bosses and the second fastening bosses, in which an inside of the frame member is defined into an open space and the closed space by a defining boss and an end of the open space is provided with a fixing boss fitted to the fixing groove; a plurality of fixing brackets each formed in a

-shape in a plane and inserted in the closed space of the frame members connected to each other, the fixing bracket 44 having a through-hole penetrating the fixing bracket; and a plurality of fastening screws 46 each threadedly engaged to the through-hole of the fixing bracket which is positioned in the frame member, to fix the fixing bracket to the frame member. 